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Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Jun 28, 2025 · 1m

Today, June 28, as our Church celebrates the Memorial of Irenaeus, bishop, martyr, and doctor, our Church invites us first to read and reflect on a passage from the book of Sirach (39:1-10) entitled "The wisdom of a man who is learned in the Scriptures". Our treasure, which follows, is from the treatise Against Heresies by Saint Irenaeus, bishop. Saint Ireneus was born around the year 130. Educated at Smyrna, he became the disciple of Saint Polycarp, bishop of that city. In the year, 177 he was ordained priest at Lyons in France and shortly thereafter was made bishop of that city. he compose…